Dear Readers,
As SSC GD & MTS notification is out and candidates have started their preparation for this exam. Mahendras also has started special quizzes for this examination. This series of quizzes are based on the latest pattern of the SSC GD & MTS examination. Regular practice of the questions included in the quizzes will boost up your preparations and it will be very helpful in scoring good marks in the examination.
1-5. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of four alternatives and mark your answer.
Earthquake is a shaking of the ground caused by the sudden breaking and shifting of large sections of the earth’s rocky outer shell. Rock movements during an earthquake can make rivers change their counsel. Earthquakes can trigger landslides that cause great damage and loss of life. Large earthquakes beneath the ocean can create a series of huge destructive waves called tsunamis. Earthquakes usually never kill people directly. Instead, many deaths and injuries earthquakes result from falling objects and the collapse of structures. The force of an earthquake depends on how much rock breaks and how far it shifts.
Blame it on broken hearts and bereavement to mere shyness and busy routines, millions of us suffer from some form of loneliness. Like a disease, it cuts across class, age groups and gender, leaving very few of us immune. And it’s not Robinson Crusoe’s loneliness, where a person is cut-off from society, but it’s loneliness despite living amid dear ones and neighbours, despite the Internet and social networking, crowded towns and shopping malls. “People can be alone without being lonely, or lonely in a crowd”, says one research paper on the subject.
Those affected by loneliness are generally not keen to talk about it. They feel ashamed or embarrassed or simply do not have anyone to discuss the problem with. “Globally, modern urban living has become throe and more individualistic and loneliness is a by-product of it”, says a psychologist. “Relationships in present times have become transient, the concept of extended family has weakened and our circle of friends has narrowed.”
1 What causes an earthquake?
A. Floods
B. Deforestation
C. Construction activities
D. Movement of the earth’s rocky outer shell
2 What changes the direction of rivers?
A. Use of explosives
B. Movements of rocks
C. Landslides
D. Soil erosion
3 What do earthquakes beneath the ocean create?
A. Tsunamis
B. Eruptions
C. Shifting of the earth's tectonic plates
D. Cracks in the ground
4 What causes the deaths of people during earthquakes?
A. Stampede
B. Lack of health
C. Falling objects and collapse of structures
D. Panic
5 The force of an earthquake depends on what?
A. Shaking of the ground
B. Shifting and breaking of rocks
C. Gravity
D. Magnitude
6-10. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of four alternatives and mark your answer.
Blame it on broken hearts and bereavement to mere shyness and busy routines, millions of us suffer from some form of loneliness. Like a disease, it cuts across class, age groups and gender, leaving very few of us immune. And it’s not Robinson Crusoe’s loneliness, where a person is cut-off from society, but it’s loneliness despite living amid dear ones and neighbours, despite the Internet and social networking, crowded towns and shopping malls. “People can be alone without being lonely, or lonely in a crowd”, says one research paper on the subject.
Those affected by loneliness are generally not keen to talk about it. They feel ashamed or embarrassed or simply do not have anyone to discuss the problem with. “Globally, modern urban living has become throe and more individualistic and loneliness is a by-product of it”, says a psychologist. “Relationships in present times have become transient, the concept of extended family has weakened and our circle of friends has narrowed.”
6 Who, according to the author, suffers from loneliness?
A. Only shy people
B. Bereaved people
C. Many people
D. A few people
7 Loneliness is like
A. a disease
B. shyness
C. an immunity
D. a broken heart
8 “Robinson Crusoe’s loneliness” means
A. living on a island
B. being cut-off from society
C. being hated by society
D. having no family
9 Why wouldn’t those affected by loneliness want to talk about it?
A. They feel ashamed or have no one to discuss with
B. They are too busy
C. No one is interested
D. They are immune to it
10 The author writes that ____________.
A. people feel lonely only when they are alone
B. people can be alone and not feel lonely
C. loneliness is caused by Robinson Crusoe
D. the concept of extended family is still strong
Answers:-
Q.1 (D)
Q.2 (B)
Q.3 (A)
Q.4 (C)
Q.5 (B)
Q.6 (C)
Q.7 (A)
Q.8 (B)
Q.9 (A)
Q.10 (B)
